buckley made a pilgrimage up to the costa, michigan, a tiny little place. that was with kirk. he said to kirk, i would like to join that national review. buckley, being a -- and handsome and charming guy, kirk's being awkward, he shows in his library. buckley says, this is a wonderful library. they reappear at a local tavern. buckley says this is a great tavern. he convinces them to write for the national review. buckley says i would like you to write a column on educational policy. educational policy is a subject dear to russell kirk's heart. but i suggest to you that the battle for conservatism was not going to be decided over educational path we -- educational policy. there was frank maier and the libertarians, and he picks up the phone and calls buckley and was outraged. he said take me off the masthead. buckley does taste -- taken off. he writes this column for the academy. he wrote it for 25 years. for 25 years he silenced his criticism of libertarianism. after he quit "national review" in 1980, the following year he resumed his slashing critique of libertarianism. the b